Systemic disease and the skin

This chapter contains sections titled: Endocrine disorders; Cutaneous markers of internal malignancy [1-11]; The gastrointestinal tract; Liver disease; Pancreatic disease; Renal disease [1-4]; Cardiac disease; Respiratory system; Haematology [1]; Graft-versus-host disease [1-5]; Bone and joint diseases; Annular and figurate reactive erythemas; References

Diagnosis of skin disease

This chapter contains sections titled: The history; Examination of the skin; Additional clinical investigations; Commonly used laboratory tests; Radiological and imaging examinations; Skin testing; Oral provocation tests; Telemedicine; References

Developing decision support systems in clinical bioinformatics

There is a growing demand for tools to support clinicians utilize genomic results generated by molecular diagnostic and cytogenetic methods in support of their decision-making. This chapter reviews existing experience and methods for the design, implementation and evaluation of clinical bioinformatics electronic decision support systems (EDSS). It provides a roadmap for identifying decision tasks for automation and selecting optimal tools for building task-specific systems. Key success factors for EDSS implementation and evaluation are also outlined.21 page(s